Singer

Libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, based on the play The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco

EPSG:4326

La Fanciulla Del West

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. We devote our latest Choral Pilgrimage to pieces by two outstanding Spanish composers, exploring majestic works by Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco, whose intricately crafted counterpoint adorned services at the cathedrals of Ávila and Salamanca during the late 1500s.

Our programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain for soloists and double choir and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, Kindly Light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London

Old Royal Naval College

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Rochester

Rochester Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Exeter

Exeter Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Truro

Truro Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Croydon

Croydon Minster

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Oxford

University Church (Oxford), Oxford

Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. We devote our latest Choral Pilgrimage to pieces by two outstanding Spanish composers, exploring majestic works by Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco, whose intricately crafted counterpoint adorned services at the cathedrals of Ávila and Salamanca during the late 1500s.

Our programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain for soloists and double choir and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, Kindly Light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.

Part of the York Early Music Festival

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: York

York Minster

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hereford

Hereford Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Middlesbrough

Saint Mary's RC Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hexham

Hexham Abbey

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Edinburgh

Greyfriars Kirk

La Fanciulla del West

North Carolina Opera

Christus factus est pro nobis

The Sixteen

Emendemus in melius

Assumpta est Maria

Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas

Lead, kindly light

Emendemus in melius 

Alto

Daniel Collins

Events

Upcoming events

May 12 - Sep 3, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London · The Sixteen

Jun 6, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Rochester · The Sixteen

Jun 11, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Exeter · The Sixteen

Jun 12, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Truro · The Sixteen

Jun 15, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Croydon · The Sixteen

Past events

Apr 21, 2024

La Fanciulla Del West · North Carolina Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Sid in La Fanciulla del West by Puccini

North Carolina Opera

Singer in Christus factus est pro nobis by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Emendemus in melius by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Assumpta est Maria by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Lead, kindly light by Briggs

The Sixteen

Singer in Emendemus in melius by Morales

The Sixteen

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